is there a program that translates voice into texts?

**chronster** · #1 (**permalink**) 03-03-2009, 04:32 PM

If I go blind, I still would like to use text messages. MS Voice reads texts, but what about turning voice into texts? Anything like this?

(PS: This isnt really an "if i go blind scenario" more like a "I'm lazy and would like to" scenario)

**Dr.8820** · #2 (**permalink**) 03-03-2009, 04:35 PM

every since someone asked this like a month ago, i've been googling everyday and haven't found a free one. there are some for the ppc but range from $20 to over $100.

**chronster** · #3 (**permalink**) 03-03-2009, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by mr8820

every since someone asked this like a month ago, i've been googling everyday and haven't found a free one. there are some for the ppc but range from $20 to over $100.

At this point, I think I'd pay 20 bucks to hold a button down and speak to type. I think that would be so badass. For instance, if u go to your calendar, enter a new event, and when the first textbox is in focus just say something like "Bobs birthday" and have it type it out. Or if you're in a text field in the web browser, or replying to a text message. I mean, why isnt this a standard feature?

See, if I designed phones, this would be the type of thing that takes priority.

bullet2300 · #4 (**permalink**) 03-03-2009, 04:45 PM

What are the pay ones? I don't mind paying if they work well!

**Dr.8820** · #5 (**permalink**) 03-03-2009, 04:48 PM

i usually google speech to text for pocket pc and check out what comes up. but make sure you don't click on a text to speech because we have that already!

**chronster** · #6 (**permalink**) 03-03-2009, 04:56 PM

Ok so here's what I think we need:

A program that can be assigned to a key. For instance, if I hold down the center button in the middle of the dpad, it launches this voice recognition program. This could be done with AEButton.

Once the program is launched, it temporarily records a sound file onto the storage card using the microphone just like voice recorder.

When there's silence or 30 seconds is up (whichever comes first) the recording stops, and immediately the recording is converted into text.

After this, the text is sent out via sendkeys as if you were using the keyboard. The program will only work if a textbox is in focus first, and saying things like "arrow up" or "arrow down" won't do anything other than write the words "arrow up" and "arrow down."

I don't need anything fancier than this. All I want is a program to record a breif message, and output the text, then exit. This must sound much easier than it actually is.

Does Live Search translate your voice using the phone or does it work like the Instinct's Live Search worked, where it would send the audio file to a server for translation?